Introducing: Drake One Fifty, the hipster hotel’s new standalone restaurant
Introducing: Drake One Fifty, the hipster hotel’s new standalone restaurant
Name: Drake One Fifty
Neighborhood: Financial District
Contact Info: 150 York St., drakeonefifty.ca
Owner: Jeff Stober
Chef: Ted Corrado, formerly the chef at C5 in the ROM
The Food: Elevated comfort food, like wood-fired pizzas topped with lobster and truffles, and a 34-ounce côte-de-beouf served with charred green onions and potato galette. $150 buys a selection of oysters, clams and other raw seafood stacked on a a tiered silver tray.
The Place: The former bank building, revamped by British designer Martin Brudnizki, feels a bit like a retro gentlemen’s club with art deco floor tiles and staid leather seating. Other details add fun, like a vintage photo booth and a rainbow-hued mural by Douglas Coupland. A miniature outpost of the Drake General Store is housed in an antique glass-fronted cabinet.
The Drinks: Bottles on the 68-long wine list range from $40 to $240. House cocktails include a $25 manhattan, made with premium whiskey and vermouth.
The Numbers:
• 6,000 square feet
• 34-ounce steaks come with sea salt, grainy mustard and a personal-size pepper grinder
• $25 for the Baller Manhattan
• 10 months to renovate the space, which used to be a bank
• 3 teddy bears for sale in the miniature general store
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- Drake One Fifty is housed in a former bank building at York and Adelaide
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- The space, revamped by British designer Martin Brudnizki, feels like an old-school gentlemen’s club crossed with a retro roadside diner
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- <em>Quid Pro Quo</em> by artist Garry Neill Kennedy
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- The art deco floor tiles were handmade in Morocco
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- The Douglas Coupland mural is titled <em>Universal Luggage Bar Code Sunset: Vancouver to Toronto</em>
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- Five bucks for a pair of pictures from the vintage photo booth
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- The Douglas Coupland mural is called “Universal Luggage Bar Code Sunset: Vancouver to Toronto”
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- A miniature outpost of the Drake General Store is housed in an antique wooden cabinet
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- Burrata salad with roasted grapes, radicchio and almonds ($17)
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- Salt cod vichyssoise ($12)
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- Seafood tower ($150)
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- Seafood tower ($150)
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- Lobster and black truffle pizza with fior di latte ($26)
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- Gnocchi with broccoli pesto, raw florets pine nuts and chili ($19)
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- Côte de boeuf with potato galette, charred green onions and grainy mustard ($90)
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- Confit lamb shoulder with grilled eggplant, beans, potatoes, Greek yoghurt and hot sauce ($27)
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- Lemon tart with roasted marshmallow and candied citrus peel ($9)
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- Basil Smash: gin, lemon juice and basil ($12)
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Name: Drake One Fifty
Neighborhood: Financial District
Contact Info: 150 York St., drakeonefifty.ca
Owner: Jeff Stober
Chef: Ted Corrado, formerly the chef at C5 in the ROM
The Food: Elevated comfort food, like wood-fired pizzas topped with lobster and truffles, and a 34-ounce côte-de-beouf served with charred green onions and potato galette. $150 buys a selection of oysters, clams and other raw seafood stacked on a a tiered silver tray.
The Place: The former bank building, revamped by British designer Martin Brudnizki, feels a bit like a retro gentlemen’s club with art deco floor tiles and staid leather seating. Other details add fun, like a vintage photo booth and a rainbow-hued mural by Douglas Coupland. A miniature outpost of the Drake General Store is housed in an antique glass-fronted cabinet.
The Drinks: Bottles on the 68-long wine list range from $40 to $240. House cocktails include a $25 manhattan, made with premium whiskey and vermouth.
The Numbers:
• 6,000 square feet
• 34-ounce steaks come with sea salt, grainy mustard and a personal-size pepper grinder
• $25 for the Baller Manhattan
• 10 months to renovate the space, which used to be a bank
• 3 teddy bears for sale in the miniature general store
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looks like a Soho House
As someone who works in the area. I’ve been many times – both for a quick lunch during with co-workers, as well as for dinner drinks on the weekend.
I gotta say, it’s a welcome change from much of the run-of-the-mill restos in the area (The Keg, Earls etc.)
Service is attentive/knowledgeable. Food is on par with anything else out there. Not astounding, mind you (but the prices match, so who’s complaining?)
I’ve been going back, and will continue to do so.
GJ Drake